High School Sweethearts

Written by:

13ISMYNUMBER

Chapter 34

That Boy

"Let's fall in love all over again."

Mikan Sakura

The music played, and every note felt longer than they should in Mikan's ears. Her body was cautious, her eyes were wandering, avoiding his gaze. His hand on her waist and on her hand felt like it was on fire.

She felt so robotic.

She felt like she was in agony but at the same time in heaven.

"What are you thinking about?" Natsume whispered and Mikan had suddenly gazed back into his eyes.

She sighed. "What are you thinking about?"

Natsume smiled a little. "About you…about us?"

"There's no us." Mikan said, glaring.

"There was." Natsume said softly.

"Was." Mikan repeated.

Then there was silence, and Mikan noticed the music playing once again…each note becoming longer and longer. It was as if the gods above were making the song and time go slower. Mikan removed her gaze from him and stared at something else.

"Mikan, I—" Natsume started but Mikan gave him a look.

"Please, don't. For once, can we at least be in the same room, have this distance where in we ignore what we feel for each other because nothing ever good comes out of that." Mikan said through gritted teeth.

Natsume's hand gripped hers. Mikan looked towards it and then back at him. Pain was in his eyes. Mikan tried her best to ignore it, as well as the throbbing in her heart that was starting to pound on her ears.

Her words cut like knives. Why did things have to become this complicated?

Why do people always have to hurt when they fall in love?

He pulled her close and she gasped.

He just wanted to wrap her up in his arms and never let go. If he can't let his feelings get to her by words then maybe she can feel it? Was it so wrong to try and get her back?

Natsume's head pounded, to many thoughts were running in his head right now.

"I'm sorry." Natsume muttered and Mikan gave him a questioning look. He suddenly found his hand tightened even more so on her hand and he stopped dancing to the music. "But I can't."

And before Mikan could process what he said, he began to drag her out of the reception area. She started to protest but Natsume just kept dragging her. She tried to halt by stomping her feet but it was no use. He continued to hold her hand, the burning sensation climbing up into her arm and then into her face. She felt her face, it felt hot.

He halted, Mikan saw that they were in front of the car. "Oh no, I am not going anywhere with you."

Natsume glared at her and she returned it.

Natsume crouched down and lifted her. "Hey!" Mikan protested on top of her lungs.

Natsume pulled open the passenger's door and placed Mikan in, not so gently.

Natsume ran to the other side, opening his door and getting in. He turned on the engine, ignoring the glares that Mikan was giving him. Once they were in a good distance from where the reception was being held, Mikan spoke up facing him, "Where the hell are you taking me!"

Natsume glanced at her and then back to the road, "Some place where you'd remember me as me."

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The stopping of the engine, closing of the driver's door was what brought Mikan back. She glanced out the window a little too late because Natsume was already there, opened door, hand out.

Mikan slapped his hand away, getting out. "No way in hell am I touching you."

Natsume glared at her again. He grabbed her hand forcefully in a tight grip and Mikan tried to get her hand back. "Let go!"

"You're acting like a child!" Natsume snapped at her.

"Well you're acting like a criminal! Kidnapping me and all!" Mikan snapped back.

Natsume rolled his eyes. "If ever I would be kidnapping you, I wouldn't bring you here." Natsume said.

Curiosity gets the best of Mikan and she starts to take in her surroundings.

She remembers these all.

She might have stayed here for less than a year, but with so many memories that this place held, Mikan somehow never forgot every single piece of this place. Her heart skipped a beat for a moment, as the memories all suddenly came rushing back at her. All her emotions overwhelmed her, she used to be so happy, so different.

She was back where it all started.

She was back in Gakuen Alice.

She turned to Natsume, a pained expression on her face. "Why did you bring me here?" She asked him.

But he never answered her, instead started leading her inside…

Inside the place where all of those cliché high school love stories started.

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Natsume yanked the door open and pushed Mikan inside. They were in a classroom…but not just any classroom. Mikan started remembering her first day.

"What doing here?" Mikan asked softly to Natsume who leaned on the doorframe, watching her.

Mikan started to walk around, heading for the back. It was where Natsume and his friends usually sat, if they weren't late. Mikan smiled at the memory.

"This is the place we first met. Your cousins were angry at my friends. And I stole a kiss from you, remember?" Natsume said, pushing himself of off the doorframe and started walking towards her.

As if everything he said were being played, Mikan started seeing everything. The memory started playing in her head. How can she forget? It was a day when a kiss was stolen from her by a boy that she never knew she'd fall for.

Mikan turned to Natsume. "It's impossible to forget." She said, answering his question.

Natsume found her hand again and slowly started leading her out of the classroom. Mikan's eyes were wondering around. Natsume was dragging her into the hallways and he abruptly stopped.

"Where are we now?" Mikan said, Natsume turned to her.

His eyes fell upon hers and he said softly, "This is the exact spot where you slipped when I told you that I love you. Sumire told me that when we think back on our high school memories I'd think that this is all an infatuation. I'm glad to prove her wrong you know, cause I still feel the same way, if not stronger."

Mikan looked away from him. She did not like how she was feeling.

He was waking up emotions that she had forced to ignore inside her. He was making her feel like it was something that only happened yesterday. The memory was so fresh, so overwhelming that she can't help but start to feel like…what they were, are doing…is right.

"Why are you doing this?" Mikan said, her voice breaking.

Natsume looked away from her face. He grabs her hand and started walking again. While they were getting further away from where they were awhile ago, Natsume said, "Because I feel like this is the only way."

Mikan's eyes lingered on his face. He was in pain and she was too.

When did things start becoming so complicated for them?

Natsume stopped in front of the rows of lockers. Mikan looked at the locker number. It was hers. "What now?" Mikan said.

She looked expectantly at Natsume.

He sighed. He didn't let go of her hand. He started to say, "This is where I told you that I would wait, that I don't care if you didn't feel as strongly for me as I feel for you."

He stepped closer to her. She felt his breath fanning her face. She blinked back the tears that were forming. She remembers. She remembers every single feeling that she felt that day, that time when he just appeared and told her he'd wait.

"I asked you to make me stay, remember?" Natsume continued.

He brought Mikan's hand towards his chest, holding it still. He brought his other hand by her cheek, making her face upward him. They were so close and Mikan wanted nothing more but to follow her reckless emotion.

"I told you to kiss me."

And with those words being said, Natsume leaned in bringing their lips closer.

The fireworks that they haven't felt in a long time were set on fire. The kiss was soft, bringing even more memories back. Mikan needed this…she needed to be reminded why she still love Natsume so much.

She needed a reason to stay just like when Natsume needed to be given one back then.

Mikan pulled away. The tears were slowly rolling down on her face. "Why are you doing this?"

Natsume wiped her tears away. "Because. That boy you met in that classroom, that boy who told you he loves you and that boy who kissed you in this exact spot was never the guy who he pretended to be. It was all me, Mikan. It had always been me."

Mikan sobbed even more.

How can this moment feel so right?

How come she finds herself wanting so much more?

Natsume tightened his grip on her hand on his chest. "You're the only one who ever made me feel this way."

"I'm afraid." Mikan found herself saying the exact words she said awhile ago to her cousins.

Natsume wrapped her in a hug. He kissed her forehead. "Then let me be afraid with you."

Mikan looked up at him. "How can you love me? How can you feel so strongly for me when all I ever did was to push you away?"

Natsume leaned down, placing a lingering kiss on her lips. "Because the person I am when I'm with you is the person I always want to be."

Natsume ran a hand through his hair. "I'm tired, Mikan. I don't want it to be just Natsume or Mikan anymore…I want you back. I want it to be us again."

And those words were enough for Mikan to put her hands around his neck and hold on to him tightly.

No more running, no more hiding….

For once, Mikan was going to listen to the voices inside her head, to the people around her and stop listening to what she dictates her heart. She was going to let her emotions come to life and lead her. She was going to be the girl that Natsume, not Natsuke, fell in love with.

She pulled away slowly from him, she stared in his eyes. The pain was no longer there and she can't help but smile. She leaned down, kissing him slowly before pulling away and whispering, "Let's fall in love all over again."

Yes, I know its a short chapter but this is filled with nothing but MIKAN AND NATSUME. They are finally together! YEHEY! This is my last official chapter. Next update with be the epilogue already.:)

Thank you for those people who reviewed the last time. Anyway, I would say my final thanks next time! Happy reading.

And oh, if you love this story...maybe you'd love my other story "SERENDIPITY" It's a one direction fic. So yeah, try and check it out!

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